Owais Shah
Owais Alam Shah
Born: 22 October 1978, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
Major Teams: Middlesex, England.
Known As: Owais Shah
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
ODI Debut: England v Australia at Bristol, NatWest Series, 2001
Latest ODI: England v India at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03
NBC Denis Compton Award 1997
Career Statistics:
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 22/09/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 11 11 2 227 62 25.22 65.79 0 2 4 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1996 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 95 156 11 5075 203 35.00 12 24 61 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 166 24 627 17 36.88 3-33 0 0 58.5 3.77
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1995 - 2002/03; last updated 10/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 135 127 16 3209 134 28.90 4 15 39 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 38.3 249 8 31.12 2-2 0 0 28.8 6.46
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Born in Karachi in October 1978, Shah is a stylish and classical
right-handed batsman. He won plaudits as a teenager for his talent and
technique and a fine future seemed assured as he scored a record 232 for
England U15 against England U16. He was named Man of the Series for the 1994
U17 Test Series between England and India. In January 1998 he led England
to victory in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, scoring an unbeaten 54
in the final.
But the transition to first-class cricket proved more problematic than was
envisaged. Shah made his one-day debut for Middlesex in August 1995 against
Notts at Lord's in the AXA League, hitting 64 three weeks later against
Yorkshire and touring Zimbabwe with the U19 squad. He made his first-class
debut the following season (1996), again against Nottinghamshire, hitting 53
in his first innings. In all he played five times in the Championship (in
between school commitments) that season and hit two half-centuries, winning
a place on the England A tour to Australia. Wisden praised his "abundant
promise" in their end of term report, and after he struck 76 and 79 in the
first game in Australia, Wisden referred to him as "the one batsman
completely at home on turning pitches."
Shah's maiden first-class century came against Nottinghamshire in 1997.
Averaging over 40 for the season he again won selection on the England A
tour, this time of Kenya and Sri Lanka. In 1998 he hit another two
first-class centuries, including 140 against Yorkshire, and averaged only a
fraction under 40 in the Championship, but 1999 was a more inconsistent
season. Though he hit two centuries in both the National League and the
Championship he was criticised in Wisden for "a total lack of
responsibility" as a season's average of 25 illustrated.
2000 saw Shah awarded his county cap, but a championship average of 23 was
hardly the progress that had been anticipated, and, described as a "bitter
disappointment" by Wisden, he was dropped from the county side.
However, Shah began the 2001 season in fine form. Scores of 190 and 88
against Durham at Chester-le-Street were followed by a career best 203
(again against Durham, at Southgate) in the CricInfo Championship. A
half-century in a one-day game against Australia was crucial in Middlesex
beating the World Champions and he was called into the England squad for the
NatWest Series in the absence of the injured Graham Thorpe. He made his
debut against Australia at Bristol, making a fluent 28* and following it
with a fine 62 at Lord's against Pakistan, though England lost each of the
five games he played in.
Shah was unfortunate to be overlooked for the Test team that summer, but
found consolation in winning the Cricket Writers' Club Young Player of the
Year award. He was also selected for England's one-day winter tours. His
opportunities were limited to just one ODI in Zimbabwe, none in India and
three in New Zealand, in the last of which he was England's top scorer with
57 at Dunedin. Although he played no international cricket during the 2002
season, he again passed 1,000 runs for Middlesex and featured in both
England's ICC Champions Trophy matches, scoring 25 and 34. (Copyright
CricInfo October 2002)
Last Updated: Sunday, 10-Nov-2002 16:16:16 GMT
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